LME base metal prices under pressure, copper volumes highest since 2017

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were lower across the board at the 5pm close of trading on Wednesday March 15, with the complex under pressure from a renewed wave of negative economic sentiment.

Three-month future prices at 5pm on Wednesday, compared with the previous day’s 5pm close:
• Copper: $8,504.50 per tonne, down by 3.7%

• Aluminium: $2,277 per tonne, down...

Published

Imogen Dudman

March 15, 2023

18:28 GMT

London